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Innate immunology Flashcards

1
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What type of cells does innate immunity involve

A 
Macrophages
NK cells
Neutrophil
Eosinophil
Basophils 
Dendritic cell
T cell and natural killer t cell
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2
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Innate immunity

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Non-specific, first line of defence

Comes into play within hours of antigen appearance

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What mechanism does innate immunity include

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Physical barriers like skin
Chemicals in blood
Immune system cells that attack foreign cells in body

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4
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Two types of phagocytes

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Macrophages- reside in tissue and recruit neutrophils

Neutrophils- enter infected tissues in large numbers

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Two types of phagocytes

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Macrophages- reside in tissues and recruit neutrophils

Neutrophils- enter infected tissues in large numbers

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6
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What is Phagocytosis

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Capture, engulfment and breakdown of bacterial pathogens

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7
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What is needed to initiate specific adaptive immune response

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Innate immune response

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What is toll like receptor

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Mammalian pattern recognition receptors abundant on macrophages, neutrophils and the epithelial cell of the gut

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9
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What type of receptors are TLRs

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Type I transmembrane receptors

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10
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Which TLR recognises bacterial lipids

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TLR 1,2,4 and 6

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11
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Which TLR recognises viral RNA

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TLR 3,7 and 8

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12
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Which TLR recognises bacterial DNA

A

TLR 9

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13
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Which TLR recognises bacterial or parasitic proteins

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TLR 5 and 10

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14
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Two granular leukocytes

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Basophils and eosinophils

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15
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What do neutrophils do

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Secrete cytokine# to attract other immune cells

Release lysosomal enzymes that are responsible for inflammation and tissue damage

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16
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What do macrophages do

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Engulf damaged tissue or microbes

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17
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What do monocytes do

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Engulf ,icorbes and differentiate into macrophages and dendritic cells

18
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What do Dendritic cells do

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Process and present antigen-so they can be recognised by other lymphatic cells

19
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What do basophils do

A

Release chemicals that produce inflammatory responses

20
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What do eosinophils do

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Enter infected tissue and produce enzyme which breakdown chemicals released by basophils reducing inflammation

21
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What do NK cells do

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Activated by interferons or cytokines to destroy infected cells with a wide range of viruses and cancers

22
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What cell surface receptors do macrophages and neutrophils have

A

Pattern recognition receptors like TLRs

Receptors for Fc portion of antibodies as well as C3b component of complement

23
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What does ligand binding to receptor on phagocytes do

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Causes actin polymerisation at site of pathogen attachment, causing plasma membrane to surround the pathogen and engulf it in phagosome

24
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What happened of pathogen is too large to engulf

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Group of macrophages, neutrophils and eosinophils gather around pathogen
Secrete their defensins and other lysosomal products by exocytosis

25
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Three acute phase proteins

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Mannose-binding lectin
C-reactive protein
Complement

26
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What does MBL do

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Binds to bacterial surface with particular spatial arrangement of mannose or fucose

27
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What does C-Reactive Protein do

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Binds to phosphorylcholine on bacterial surface

28
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What does complement do

A

Set of proteins which bind to bacterial surface

29
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What are acute phase proteins

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Set of plasma proteins whose level increases during infection to enhance host defence mechanisms

30
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What stimulates fever

A

Pyrogens

31
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What does increase in body temperature do

A

Stimulate WBC to deploy and destroy microbes
Increase in immunological response
Slow down growth of or kill pathogen

32
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What are the four cardinal sign of inflammation

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Redness
Heat
Swelling
Pain

33
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Primary functions of inflammation

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Localise infection
Neutralise toxins at injury site
Repair tissue damage

34
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Major events of inflammation

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Vasodilation
Increase in permeability of capillaries
Mobilisation of leukocytes to site of injury
Phagocytosis

35
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3 complement pathways

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Classical pathway
Mannan-binding lectin pathway
Alternative pathway

36
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Immunological function of C3a

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Mast cell degranulation

Target- mast cell

37
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Immunological effect of C3b

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Opsonisation
Target- pathogen surface

Immune complex clearance
Target- red blood cell

38
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Immunological effect of C3d

A

Mast cell degranulation
Target- mast cell

B-cell activation
Target- B cell

39
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Immunological effects of C4a

A

Mast cell degranulation

Target- mast cell

40
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Immunological effects C4b

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Opsonisation

Target- pathogen surface

41
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C5a immunological effects

A

Mast cell degranulation

Target- mast cell

42
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C5-C9 immunological effects

A

Cell lysis

Target- infected cell

Immunology YR1 (6 decks)

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